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Song Parodies -> "Rue Morgue: There's Dead Folks Slain Here"

Original Song Title:

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Original Performer:

Traditional

Parody Song Title:

"Rue Morgue: There's Dead Folks Slain Here"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

In the early 1960s, Roger Corman made several films very loosely based on Poe tales. Karl Malden starred in the 1954 rendition of Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Phantom of the Rue Morgue."
There's slashin', an' gashin', and' shankin', and stickin'.
Cops stuck, but Dupin dons his intuition.
This shrewd dude beat all,
Solvin' crime; his fame here still galls.

Rue Morgue: there's dead folks slain here,
Then they're lying in repose.
Like Corman, flick with Malden,
I've maimed the tale that's E. Poe's.

There are lots of folks slain here;
Rue's gaining ignoble fame.
If you get down to Rue Morgue.
You might rue the day you came.

Then one foggy slit-miss eve,
Phantom came to slay.
Rue Morgue became such a fright,
No one would go out at night.

But, came detective Dupin.
Flics* flummoxed, but solved it, he.
Rue Morgue folks that were slain here
Were done in my a monkey.


*cops

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alvin - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
title switch of the day....and the parody lived up to the promise...most excellent
Michael Pacholek - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
I went ape over this parody.
Invisible Boy - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
Very clever idea. The title has me Ravin'
AFW - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
Quite unique
Wicked Green Queen - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
I really liked your parody. Good work.
2Eagle - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
Clever rhyming.
Dee Rang - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
Rue Morgue/rue the day was a couplet that slayed me. Great syllable matching, as usual JB. 555
Ann Hammond - December 06, 2007 - Report this comment
I sang
John Jenkins - December 07, 2007 - Report this comment
Excellent tribute to the first fictional detective.
Wendy Christopher - December 07, 2007 - Report this comment
What a jolly little Christmas ditty! :^) I don't think I'd try singing it while drunk though...!
Agrimorfee - December 07, 2007 - Report this comment
SPOILER ALERT! hahha. Good idea, skillfully executed. 555

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